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.uiten ,tartesA gewent .lfftt Lettera Patent Nm 79,424, dated June 30,1868.-

IMPROVEMENTIN PAPER-RLING MACHINES.

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TO ALL WHOMIT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that .1, WILLIAM S. VWILDER, of New York, in the countyjnndStuteof New Yorkyhave invented a new and useful vImprovement inPaper-Ruling Machines; andI dohereby declare that the following is a.full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable those`skilled in theart' to makeand use the same', reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.Y

Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal section of myimprovedmuchine,takenthrongh the linfe x'gv, iig: 2.

Figure 2 is 'n top or plan view of the same. l

`My invention hnsor its object to furnish a simple,V convenient, undaccuratev paper-ruling machine for ruling` bill-heads, Sto.; and itconsistsin the construction and combination of the variousl prts, ashereinafter more fully described. 4

A is the frame of the machine, which may be of anyconvenient shape andlsize.

B is the main or ruling-cylinder, the,- journals of whichiwork inbearings' attached to the frame A. The cylinder B is revolvedl byla'crank, C, attached to the projecting, end offene of its journals, or byany other convenient power.

Y D is an endlessLapron, which passes around the cylinder B, beneath theguide-roller E, placed in front of the cylinderB, andthe journals lofwhich revolve inheari'ri'gs attached to the frame A, and around theguiderollervF, placed in frontof the lower part of 'the cylinderRund-infront ofand below the guide-roller E, as

shown in fig. 1.

' G are endless guide-bands., which pass over theguide-rollersH,Apivoted to the upper part of the frame A,

down at the rent-side of the cylinder B, around"theguidelroller-I,pivoted to vthfe frame A below Vthe rearpart of the cylinder B, thenceupand around thegupper part of thefcy'linder B. around'the guide-rollerE, and thence.

up to the guide-rollers H, as shownin lig. .1.y Y

J are endless guide-bands', which pass around the guide-roller E, andaround the Vguideund feed-roller K, placed in front of and nhove theguide-'roller F, and the jonrnals'of which revolve in hearingsinsupports L, attached to the cross-bar or beam, a', ot'-A the-frame A,`as shown in figs. 1 and 2.) l v l By this arrangement of the cylinder,rollers, endless apron, and guider-bands, the pnpexj'is conductevPovcrthe cylinder B, where it is operated upon `und ruled the pens,afs-hereinafter described, and then discharged at the lower part of themachine.

M is'thc apron, frozn which the paper is fed tothe machine, and which isplaced in the front part of the mnchine'in a slightly inclined position,and whic'llis provided with guerds,h:, one or both of which vareadjustable, so that they may hc Y`accurately adjusted to the width ofthe paper, so that the said paper maybe convenicntly. fed in p-ropcrposition to the machine, into which itl'is drawn' in the mannerhereinafter-desclilred.,l

l N is a wheel, which revolvesllcosely upon a gudgeon'adjustablyattachedito'theframe A,`so that the said wheel'z'nuyihe raised'orlowered, asl required.` The wheel N. must beso adjusted' that itsface'fmay roll along the surt'ncc'ofV the cylinder B, 'from contact withwhichit receives inotion, and it is held dow-n against the fece of'snidcylinder hytheacton of a coiled or equivalent spring, Ffwhich'pressesagainst the upperyside of the gudgeonfupon 4which the saidwheel Nrcvolves,as shownfin g. A1. i

To the face of the wheel N are :'Ldjustahly and removably attached ,camsor lifters and' P, the cnms O` projecting upon the inner side of thesaidwheel llfugndthe':` earns P projecting upon its outer side. A

Y R isa. lever, the reci-5 end of which is adjustnblypivoted to asupport attached to the ,fra.me A, and the forward endlof whichis'connected-with the forw/.trd sidcoredge of the pen-'beam S, to the loweredge of which the pens should .be attn'ched, and the ends of which arepivoted t'ofthe frame A.;y I i To the side of the leverV R,' next thewheel N,'is pivoted friction-wheel, T,.'under which the cams or lifters.O pass and lift or r'aiise the'lever R, whichroclrs the pen-beaux S,bringing thepens `n contact wthth'paPe, and holding them incontact withit a greater or less time, according te thefdesired length-of the linesor paper to be ruled! When the lever R is released from the cani O, thepens are lifted from the papier by the spring U, attachedto the pen-beamS, and the free end of which restsnpon the frame A.,

It' desired,'the lever Bi'may be connected with the rear side or edge ofthe pen-beam S, so that the pens may be raised from the paper by theaction of the cams O, the pens being lowered to the paper by the actionof a spring or weight.' v y V is a lever, pivoted to the` frame A, andto the rear end of which is pivoted a friction-wheel, W, so Vthat thesaid lever may be operated by the cam P attached to tho wheel N. l v' Tothe forward end of the lever V is pivoted the upper end of theconnecting-bar X, the lower end of which rests upon the end of the leverY, and which may be kept in proper'position by passing through-a guideattached to the frame A. K V I i The lever Y is pivoted to the frame A,with its forward end lbencaththe 'rearedge of the plate or bar Z, whichformsl arcontinuation -to the apron Maand the ends of which, near itsforward edge, 'are pivotedto the frame A. i v i A' nre guide-arms orsprings attachcd'to the plate Z, and extending forward to guidethepaperinto such' aposition that it may be seized by the feeding-device. i

B' is a stop, one or more of -whichtnay be used, and which are attachedtosupports attached to the frame A in such positions as to stop theadvance of the papcrat the proper point for it to be grasped by thefeedingdevice. v C' is a wheel or. roller pivoted to an arm or armsattached to the rear edge of the plateZjn such a positionv um n maybedirectly beneath the feed-roller K. y

In feeding the paper to the machine, the paper' ispushed 'forwardagainst the stop B', as shown in red in` iig. 1. Then, as the cam Poperates thelever V, the rear edge of the plate Z is raised, liftingthe/forward edge ofthe paper above the stop or'stops B' until it isgrasped between the feed-rollers C' and K. A Then, by the movement ofthe feed-roller K, it is fegllforward. between the endless apron Dandguidebands J, by the opera-A `tion of which and the guide-bands Gritis carried over the cylinder B, where it is operated'upon by the pens.

For ruling continuous lines across the sheet, or from the'head-lines-tothe bottom of the sheet, the.wheel- N, with its adjustahlercams or orlifters O and P, is used. This requires diiferent-sized wheels,- N, tohe used for different-sized paper. y

For ruling several bill-heads upon the same sheet, and in other caseswhere the lines are n'ot continuous, the cams O Aand P are removed fromthe. wheel N, and themselves or equivalent cams are attached to a belt,D', which passes around the wheel E, the gudgeon of which'is adjustablyattached to the frame A, so that the said Vwheel E may he moved furtherfrom or nearer to the wheel N, as may be desired. l

The belt D' should be so made that it may be lengthened or shortened,according to the size of the paper to be ruled.A

, It should be observed that the various operating parts of the machineare so constructed and arranged as to be operated automatically by thecylinderB to raise and lower the pens at the proper `points, as thesheets are fed successively through the machine,

Havingthus described my invention, I claim as new, and vdesire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. The wheel N, having the adjustable and removablecam P, for operating lthe'pivot'ed feed-plate Z through 'the mediumV ofthe pivoted lever V, carrying the friction-roll lV, the connecting-rodX, andpivoted lever V, all constructed and arranged to operatesubstantially as herein shown 'and described.

2. The combination of the wheel N, having one or more adjustable andremovable cams or lifters, O P, attached to it, and projecting from eachside, the friction-wheel T and lever R with each other and withthecylinder Band 'pen-beam S, whether said lever Ris connected with thefront or rear edge of the said penbeam S, substantially as hereinshownand described, and for the purpose set forth. Y

3. The extension-belt D', adaptedfor the application to it 0f thelifters'O P, in combination with the adjustable roller E and levers V R,by means of which'a. sheet may be ruled with lines whichiareare'notcontinuous, substantiallyas herein shown and described. y

The ahove-specilcationof my'invention signed by me, this 25th day ofNovember, 1867.

i WM. S.' WILDER. `Witnessesz JAMES T. Gennari, J. A. Fmsun.

